Bangladesh

PERSONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

PASSPORT: Required

VISA: Required

HEALTH & IMMUNIZATION: Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificates are required of travelers arriving from yellow fever zone on any country in Africa, Central and South America. The U.S. Public Health Service advises that malaria risk exists throughout the country and that chloroquine resistant p. falciparum exists in areas along the northern and eastern borders.

OTHER: None

EMBASSY INFORMATION

BANGLADESH'S EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES

ADDRESS: Embassy, People's Republic of Bangladesh, 2201 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20007

TELEPHONE: (202) 342-8372 (thru 8376)

UNITED STATES' EMBASSY IN BANGLADESH

ADDRESS: Baridhara, G.P.O. Box 323, Dhaka, Bangladesh

TELEPHONE: 608170-9

TELEX: 642319 AEDKA BJ

PUBLIC HOURS: Sunday thru Thursday, 8: 00 AM to 4: 30 PM

AIRCRAFT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

All private and nonscheduled commercial aircraft overflying or landing for commercial or noncommercial purposes must obtain prior permission from the Chairman Civil Aviation Authority, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Kurnitola, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh (TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: CIVILAIR DHAKA/TELEX: NONE) at least 3 working days prior to departure. All requests must include:

a. Name, nationality and address of operators;

b. Type of aircraft, nationality and registration marks;

c. Dates and times of arrival and departure;

d. Places of embarkation or disembarkation abroad of passengers and cargo, as the case may be;

e. Purpose of flight;

f. Number of passengers and type and amount of cargo;

g. Name, address and business of charterer, if any;

h. Complete route of flight; and

i. Such other information as may be required by the Chairman.

CORPORATE AIRCRAFT CONSTRAINTS

Flights to/from Israel and South Africa are prohibited.

SPECIAL NOTICES

1. All aircraft landing for noncommercial purposes must provide at least 3 working days prior notice. Application should be made to the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh. All message must include the same information as required by the Chairman under Aircraft Entry Requirements of Civil Aviation listed above.

2. Nonscheduled commercial aircraft anticipating landing passengers or cargo originating from Bangladesh may do so only with the prior approval of the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. The application must be accompanied by a ``No Objection Certificate'' from Bangladesh Biman, the National Carrier of Bangladesh.

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SOURCE

AIP "Bangladesh"

INTERNATIONAL NOTAM OFFICE

DHAKA-VGZRYNYX

AERODROMES OF ENTRY

DOD En route Supplement/Chart: PACIFIC-AUSTRALASIA-ANTARCTICA L8,9

Chittagong/Patenga

VGEG

CIVIL DROME CHITTAGONG

No Telex

22515'N, 91549'E

H75

L4

100/130,JBTA-I

Customs: PT. B-707. Fuel available on prior request.

Dhaka/Zia Intl

VGZR

CIVIL DROME DHAKA

No Telex

23551'N, 90524'E

H24

L6,7,9

100/130,JETA-I
(limited quantity)